diff --git a/openpype/modules/sync_server/providers/gdrive.py b/openpype/modules/sync_server/providers/gdrive.py
index 4e24fe41d2..7d22138123 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/sync_server/providers/gdrive.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/sync_server/providers/gdrive.py
@@ -328,9 +328,12 @@ class GDriveHandler(AbstractProvider):
             last_tick = status = response = None
             status_val = 0
             while response is None:
-                if server.is_representation_paused(representation['_id'],
-                                                   check_parents=True,
-                                                   project_name=project_name):
+                if server.is_representation_paused(
+                    project_name,
+                    representation['_id'],
+                    site,
+                    check_parents=True
+                ):
                     raise ValueError("Paused during process, please redo.")
                 if status:
                     status_val = float(status.progress())
@@ -415,9 +418,12 @@ class GDriveHandler(AbstractProvider):
             last_tick = status = response = None
             status_val = 0
             while response is None:
-                if server.is_representation_paused(representation['_id'],
-                                                   check_parents=True,
-                                                   project_name=project_name):
+                if server.is_representation_paused(
+                    project_name,
+                    representation['_id'],
+                    site,
+                    check_parents=True
+                ):
                     raise ValueError("Paused during process, please redo.")
                 if status:
                     status_val = float(status.progress())
diff --git a/openpype/modules/sync_server/sync_server.py b/openpype/modules/sync_server/sync_server.py
index 85b0774e90..aef3623efa 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/sync_server/sync_server.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/sync_server/sync_server.py
@@ -284,9 +284,6 @@ class SyncServerThread(threading.Thread):
                     # building folder tree structure in memory
                     # call only if needed, eg. DO_UPLOAD or DO_DOWNLOAD
                     for sync in sync_repres:
-                        if self.module.\
-                                is_representation_paused(sync['_id']):
-                            continue
                         if limit <= 0:
                             continue
                         files = sync.get("files") or []
diff --git a/openpype/modules/sync_server/sync_server_module.py b/openpype/modules/sync_server/sync_server_module.py
index 68a5346e20..93b8fef821 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/sync_server/sync_server_module.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/sync_server/sync_server_module.py
@@ -500,27 +500,41 @@ class SyncServerModule(OpenPypeModule, ITrayModule):
         self.reset_site_on_representation(project_name, representation_id,
                                           site_name=site_name, pause=False)
 
-    def is_representation_paused(self, representation_id,
-                                 check_parents=False, project_name=None):
+    def is_representation_paused(self, project_name, representation_id,
+                                 site_name, check_parents=False):
         """
-            Returns if 'representation_id' is paused or not.
+            Returns if 'representation_id' is paused or not for site.
 
             Args:
-                representation_id (string): MongoDB objectId value
+                project_name (str): project to check if paused
+                representation_id (str): MongoDB objectId value
+                site (str): site to check representation is paused for
                 check_parents (bool): check if parent project or server itself
                     are not paused
-                project_name (string): project to check if paused
 
-                if 'check_parents', 'project_name' should be set too
             Returns:
                 (bool)
         """
-        condition = representation_id in self._paused_representations
-        if check_parents and project_name:
-            condition = condition or \
-                self.is_project_paused(project_name) or \
-                self.is_paused()
-        return condition
+        representation = get_representation_by_id(project_name,
+                                                  representation_id,
+                                                  fields=["files.sites"])
+        if not representation:
+            return False
+
+        # Check parents are paused
+        if check_parents and (self.is_project_paused(project_name) or \
+                self.is_paused()):
+            return True
+
+        # Check if representation is paused
+        for file_info in representation.get("files", []):
+            for site in file_info.get("sites", []):
+                if site["name"] != site_name:
+                    continue
+
+                return site.get("paused", False)
+
+        return False
 
     def pause_project(self, project_name):
         """